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Politics and government
Election and Democracy> [1]
Palau
Voter turnout in the national election
62.7%
(2016)
[110/199 countries]
Politician> [3]
Palau
Statutory number of members (As of February 16, 2023)
16
[186/190 countries]
Inhabitants per parliamentarian (2021)
724
[189/192 countries]
% of women in parliament (As of February 16, 2023)
6.25%
[172/185 countries]
Political party and organization> [0]
Parliament> [0]
Political awareness> [0]
Political action> [0]
Public officials> [1]
Palau
Evaluation of control of corruption (0-100) (2021)
38.0
[130/209 countries]
Public finance> [1]
Palau
General government expenditures as % of GDP (2022)
52.2%
[13/189 countries]
Tax> [0]
Social security> [0]
Law and Justice> [0]
Population and Family
Population> [3]
Palau
Population (ten thousands) (2021)
1.8
[214/216 countries]
Popuation growth (annual) (2021)
0.3%
[149/217 countries]
Popuation change in the last 20 years (2001-2021)
-6.3%
[204/217 countries]
Marriage and sex> [0]
Birth> [2]
Palau
Crude birth rate (per 1,000 people) (2020)
11.0
[148/204 countries]
Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) (2020)
15.7
[86/193 countries]
Parent-child relations> [0]
Family> [0]
Domestic problems> [1]
Palau
Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15?49 years subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime (%) (2018)
31%
[40/151 countries]
Migration> [0]
Economy and industry
National economy> [2]
Palau
GDP (current US$, billions) (2021)
0.215
[189/192 countries]
GDP per capita (current US$) (2021)
12,187
[67/192 countries]
Saving and investment> [0]
Price and interest> [0]
Income inequality> [0]
Social inequality> [0]
Social position> [0]
Manufacturing> [0]
Services> [0]
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Companies> [0]
Starting business> [0]
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Work
Employment> [0]
Female employment> [0]
Self-employment> [0]
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Skills> [0]
Workplace> [0]
Industrial relations> [0]
Work accident> [0]
Housework> [0]
Voluntary activities> [0]
Education and media
Education in general> [0]
Pre-primary education> [0]
Pre-primary education at home> [0]
Pre-primary education on letters> [0]
Pre-primary education on numbers> [0]
Primary school> [0]
Primary school students - home> [0]
Primary school students - school life> [0]
Primary school students - mathematics> [0]
Primary school students - science> [0]
Primary school students - instruction out of school> [0]
Primary school - evaluation of parents> [0]
Primary school - future educational plan> [0]
Lower secondary school> [0]
Lower secondary school students - home> [0]
Lower secondary school students - Internet use> [0]
Lower secondary school students - School life> [0]
Lower secondary school students - Mathematics> [0]
Lower secondary school students - Science> [0]
Lower secondary school students - instruction out of school> [0]
Lower secondary school students - future educational plan> [0]
Lower secondary education teachers> [0]
High school students - Performance> [0]
High school students - Things at home> [0]
High school students - Atmosphere of language lessons> [0]
High school students - Internet education> [0]
High school students - Reading> [0]
High school students - Internet use> [0]
High school students - Impression of PISA Reading Test> [0]
High school students - learning method> [0]
High school students - response to a junk mail> [0]
High school students - effort and failure> [0]
High school students - competition and cooperation> [0]
High school students - meaning of life> [0]
High school students - feeling> [0]
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High school students - doing things in life> [0]
High school students - feeling at school> [0]
High school students - family support> [0]
High school students - laziness and bullying> [0]
High school students - learning foreign language> [0]
High school students - problem solving> [0]
University> [0]
Mass media> [2]
Palau
Newspaper journalists (headcounts)
7
(2004)
[74/76 countries]
Newspaper journalists (headcounts) per 1,000,000 inhabitants
338.1
(2004)
[19/75 countries]
Science and technology
Higher education and Research> [0]
Attitude toward science> [0]
eGovernment> [4]
Palau
E-Government Development Index (2020)
0.5109
[125/193 countries]
E-Participation Index (as a component of E-Government Development Index) (2020)
0.3214
[155/193 countries]
Online Service Index (as a component of E-Government Development Index) (2020)
0.2765
[166/193 countries]
Human Capital Component (as a component of E-Government Development Index) (2020)
0.8816
[32/193 countries]
Internet> [0]
Environment and energy
Geography> [8]
Palau
Surface area (square km) (2020)
460
[190/215 countries]
Land area (sq. km) (2020)
460
[189/216 countries]
Agricultural land (% of land area) (2020)
9.3%
[181/209 countries]
Forest area (sq. km) (2020)
414
[169/209 countries]
Forest area (% of land area) (2020)
90.0%
[6/209 countries]
Coastline (km) (2019)
1,519
[66/230 countries]
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) (2015)
12.3%
[35/172 countries]
Average yearly temperature (degrees Celsius) (1961-1990)
27.6
[9/191 countries]
Biodiversity> [5]
Palau
Bird species, threatened (2018)
6
[179/215 countries]
Fish species, threatened (2018)
21
[133/215 countries]
Mammal species, threatened (2018)
4
[150/215 countries]
Plant species (higher), threatened (2018)
5
[153/215 countries]
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) (2018)
28.0%
[41/211 countries]
Animals, environment and mankind> [0]
Environment and economy> [0]
Environmental protection> [0]
CO2 and energy> [2]
Palau
CO2 emissions (kilo tonnes) (2019)
250
[179/191 countries]
CO2 emissions per capita (metric tonnes) (2019)
13.89
[12/191 countries]
Energy> [0]
Nuclear and radioactivity> [0]
Environmental pollution> [0]
Waste and cleanness> [0]
International relations
Effect of the world economy> [0]
Trade> [2]
Palau
Current account balance (billion US$) (2021)
-0.124
[85/193 countries]
Export from Japan (million US$) (2018)
20
[138/161 countries]
Foreign direct investment> [0]
National identity> [0]
International relations> [0]
Military> [0]
Security
Crime and accidents> [0]
Police> [0]
Arms> [0]
Health
Body> [1]
Palau
Prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents (5?19 years) (%) (2016)
31.4%
[3/190 countries]
Appearance> [0]
Exercise> [0]
Blood> [1]
Palau
Prevalence of anaemia in women of reproductive age (15?49 years) (%) (2019)
28.5%
[80/192 countries]
Sleep> [0]
Eating> [0]
Smoking> [2]
Palau
Current tobacco smokers, men and women (% of population)
20.4%
(2016)
[51/121 countries]
Current tobacco smokers, men (% of population) (2001-2020)
30.9%
[62/150 countries]
Drug> [0]
Health status> [0]
Disease> [2]
Palau
Tuberculosis incidence (per 100,000 population) (2020)
64
[78/194 countries]
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence among children under 5 years (%) (2020)
0.03
[176/194 countries]
Suicide> [0]
Health care system> [3]
Palau
Density of medical doctors (per 10,000 population) (2012-2020)
17.7
[89/193 countries]
Density of nursing and midwifery personnel (per 10,000 population) (2012-2020)
64.6
[49/194 countries]
Density of dentists (per 10,000 population) (2012-2020)
3.3
[76/167 countries]
Food
Agriculture> [1]
Palau
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (million US$)
9
(2020)
[182/185 countries]
Cereal, Starchy Roots, Sugar & Sweeteners> [0]
Pulses, Nuts, Oilcrops, Vegetable Oils> [0]
Vegetables, Fruits, Spices> [0]
Stimulants, Alcoholic Beverages> [0]
Meat, Diary, Fish> [0]
Eating behaviors> [0]
Leisure and Sports
Leisure> [0]
Game> [0]
Tourism> [2]
Palau
Number of foreign visitors to Japan (2019)
510
[131/196 countries]
Number of foreign visitors to Japan (per 10,000 population) (2019)
284.7
[4/188 countries]
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Life> [0]
Identity> [0]
Belongingness> [0]
Personality> [0]
Human relations> [0]
Friendship> [0]
Denomination> [2]
Palau
Christian, % of population (2012)
71.7%
[98/180 countries]
Catholic, % of population (2012)
41.6%
[60/120 countries]
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Religious activities> [0]
Supernatural> [0]